The impact of risk tolerance, risk perception and hazardous attitude on safety operation among airline pilots in China

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1412-1420

  Ji, Ming ^a   You, Xuqun ^a   Lan, Jijun ^a   Yang, Shiyun ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Southern Airlines Company Limited   (China)

Author keywords

Hazardous attitude; Risk perception; Risk tolerance; Safety operation behavior

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE PILOTS; AVIATION SAFETY; COMMERCIAL AIRLINES; HAZARDOUS ATTITUDE; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MODERATING EFFECT; RISK TOLERANCE; SAFETY OPERATION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY OPERATIONS; SOCIAL COGNITION; STUDY SAMPLES;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AVIATION;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; COGNITION; HAZARD; HAZARDOUS ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK PERCEPTION; RISK TOLERANCE; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79960990340     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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